Md. Code, Transportation § 22-401.1
This is the official text of Md. Code, Transportation § 22-401.1, part of Maryland’s Code, Transportation — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§22–401.
Official statutory text
§22–401.1.
A vehicle from which ice cream products and similar products are sold may be equipped with, and the driver of the vehicle may use, a bell not exceeding 3 1/2 inches in diameter, or a set of bells, provided that no bell or set of bells may be:
(1) Operated by mechanical or electrical means or by any means other than manually;
(2) Amplified by any electrical or electronic means;
(3) Capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of more than 400 feet;
(4) Used for any purpose between the hours of 10 o’clock p.m. and 8 o’clock a.m.; or
(5) Used as an ordinary warning signal at any time.
A vehicle from which ice cream products and similar products are sold may be equipped with, and the driver of the vehicle may use, a bell not exceeding 3 1/2 inches in diameter, or a set of bells, provided that no bell or set of bells may be:
(1) Operated by mechanical or electrical means or by any means other than manually;
(2) Amplified by any electrical or electronic means;
(3) Capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of more than 400 feet;
(4) Used for any purpose between the hours of 10 o’clock p.m. and 8 o’clock a.m.; or
(5) Used as an ordinary warning signal at any time.
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